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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Mayor and Members Date: September 25, 2019
of the City Commission
From: Todd B. Hannon
City Clerk
Subject: Senior Citizens' Advisory Board
References: Agenda for October 10, 2019
Enclosures: List of members
The Senior Citizens' Advisory Board was created by City Ordinance 13534 to advise and
make recommendations to the City Commission concerning subjects of particular interest to senior
citizens and others who share the same interests as senior citizens. Such subjects include without
limitation health, nutrition, medical services, recreation, transportation, housing, utility rates and
service, employment and other matters related to the safety and welfare of senior citizens.
Members of the Senior Citizens' Advisory Board, with the exception of the person nominated
by the American Association of Retired Persons ("AARP") must reside, own property, own a
business, or work in City and, if nominated by a City Commissioner, must reside, own property,
own a business, or work in the district represented by the Commissioner making the appointment.
Five (5) appointments are required at this time:
• Mayor Francis Suarez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:1
1. Vacant. (Antonio Gonzalez -Sanchez resigned effective January 17, 2019)
• Commissioner Ken Russell has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:2
1. Vacant. (Peter Wood resigned effective April 13, 2018)
• Commissioner Joe Carollo has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:3' 4
1. Sonia Suarez, incumbent, whose term expired on December 2, 2017.
• Commissioner Manolo Reyes has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:5
1. Vacant. (Seat previously held by Antonio Gonzalez -Sanchez)
1 This item was continued from February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019,
and September 12, 2019, Commission meetings
2 This item was continued from May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November
15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13,
2019, July 11, 2019, and September 12, 2019, Commission meetings.
3 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating commissioner leaves office the board member's tern shall expire."
4 This item was continued from January 11, 2018, February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14,
2018, July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019,
February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, and September 12, 2019,
Commission meetings.
This item was continued from November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018, January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019,
April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, and September 12, 2019, Commission meetings.
• Commissioner Keon Hardemon has one (1) nomination for a seat currently:6
1. Vacant. (Samuel Latimore resigned effective May 4, 2018)
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the board. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the October 10, 2019,
Commission Agenda.
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c: Susana M. Penaranda, Liaison
Richard F. Appleton, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Santana, Agenda Coordinator
6 This item was continued from July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, November 15, 2018, December 13, 2018,
January 10, 2019, February 14, 2019, March 14, 2019, April 11, 2019, May 9, 2019, June 13, 2019, July 11, 2019, and September
12, 2019, Commission meetings.